*Official* Ashes Series Thread

[Bazza]

Originally posted by Top_Cat
Guys like Harmison and Flintoff looked VERY underdone

That's probably because they are!

 

[V Reddy]

Another Injury. Giles is out . Eng should bring in Silverwood.

 

[Bazza]

I think they will play Caddick, Hoggard, Tudor and Dawson with Key as an extra batsman.

 

[Mr Mxyzptlk]

Key has to get picked or else something is seriosly wrong with the English selectors.

 

[marc71178]

Originally posted by vishnureddy
Another Injury. Giles is out . Eng should bring in Silverwood.

Absolutely typical - Harmison's first decent delivery of the entire tour, and he uses it to sideline our best bowler from the First Test for 6 weeks!

Can our luck get any worse?

Looking on the bright side, since the English don't know a great deal about Dawson, I don't think the Aussies will!

 

[wahindiawah]

Originally posted by marc71178

Originally posted by vishnureddy
Another Injury. Giles is out . Eng should bring in Silverwood.

Absolutely typical - Harmison's first decent delivery of the entire tour, and he uses it to sideline our best bowler from the First Test for 6 weeks!

Can our luck get any worse?

LL, i think HARMison did a favour to Giles rather than harming him, now Giles doesn't have to face the mighty Aussies!

 

[vandemataram]

Now who is going to replace Giles? Croft

 

[marc71178]

Originally posted by wahindiawah

Originally posted by marc71178

Originally posted by vishnureddy
Another Injury. Giles is out . Eng should bring in Silverwood.

Absolutely typical - Harmison's first decent delivery of the entire tour, and he uses it to sideline our best bowler from the First Test for 6 weeks!

Can our luck get any worse?

LL, i think HARMison did a favour to Giles rather than harming him, now Giles doesn't have to face the mighty Aussies!

Giles did well in the First Test, and was finally beginning to look a Test bowler in his past few appearances.

 

[marc71178]

Originally posted by vandemataram

Now who is going to replace Giles? Croft

Definitely not - if they want one, they'll call someone from the Academy, but won't really need an extra spin option for the 2nd or 3rd Tests.

 

[Rik]

Originally posted by wahindiawah

LL, i think HARMison did a favour to Giles rather than harming him, now Giles doesn't have to face the mighty Aussies!

If I remember correctly I think he did rather well against the "mighty" Aussies...so I doubt Harmison did him a favour at all...and basically its comments like this we don't need. Ok here we go, what do you call a hyped up youngster who goes for 11 an over? Go on...its not hard!

 

[Bazza]

Balaji wasn't it? I don't really remember, but he certainly made a big impression on me. Honest. Anyway yeah i must admit Gilo bowled alright in the first test.

 

[Rik]

Soz about taking it off topic...:saint:

 

[marc71178]

Note to mods

Please rename this thread the official Ashes thread and keep it going.

 

[Neil Pickup]

Righto, will do. Saves me from creating some separate ones for the 2nd, 3rd etc tests and also will knock out the Longest Thread

We'll have another for the VB Series though!

Right - There are 3 Unconfirmed Places in the XIs for the 2nd Test

England - 2 from Crawley, White, Silverwood, Tudor & Harmison
Australia - Lee or Bichel

I'll say Bichel, Crawley (you know what we're like with half-fit players) and Tudor (cough).

 

[Blewy]

Hows Harmisson form...

He bowls pies to the opposition yet bowls a corker and breaks his own team mates wrist......


Only and Englishmen...
:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P:P

 

[marc71178]

For me I'd play:

Trescothick
Vaughan
Butcher
Hussain
Key
Crawley
Stewart
Dawson
Caddick
Hoggard
Harmison

Alternatively, switch Key and Vaughan if batting 2nd (Vaughan may be called on to bowl a lot)

 

[Rich2001]

Originally posted by marc71178
For me I'd play:

Trescothick
Vaughan
Butcher
Hussain
Key
Crawley
Stewart
Dawson
Caddick
Hoggard
Harmison

Alternatively, switch Key and Vaughan if batting 2nd (Vaughan may be called on to bowl a lot)

I like that team Marc, however I would have to say that the final bowlers spot should be between Harmision / Sliverwood, with my choice Sliverwood the guy is quick (like for like with Jones) and he also has Test match experiance.

 

[Blewy]

Why do u guys not think Tudor should be in the side???

He has troubled Australia in the past and looked to be one of the better bowlers in the Australia 'A' game last week....

 

[marc71178]

Tudor is a dirty word in this household.

 

[Blewy]

LOL ok then, im guessing its because he plays for Surrey???